骂
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to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 馬 +6
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 罵
- Common rank
- #1,519
- Unicode
- U+9A82
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Formation & memory
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Words with 骂
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破口大骂 | (idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse | |
| 骂不绝口 | to scold without end (idiom); incessant abuse | |
| 指鸡骂狗 | lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom); fig. to make indirect critici… | |
| 大骂 | to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out | |
| 骂人 | to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone | |
| 国骂 | curse word; four-letter word; esp. the "national swear word" of China, namely 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 … | |
| 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 | lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (i… | |
| 骂到臭头 | to chew sb out (Tw) | |
| 开骂 | to launch into an angry tirade; to start berating sb | |
| 打骂 | to beat and scold | |
| 相骂 | to hurl insults at each other | |
| 骂名 | infamy; blackened name | |
| 对骂 | to trade insults | |
| 骂战 | war of words; exchange of verbal attacks | |
| 骂声 | scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium; CL:片[pian4] | |
| 指着和尚骂秃子 | lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom); fig. to insult indirectly; to … | |
| 挨打受骂 | to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom) | |
| 恶骂 | to curse fiercely | |
| 笑骂 | to deride; to mock; (jocular) to heckle good-naturedly; to razz | |
| 对着和尚骂贼秃 | (lit.) in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (s… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 马 — compare how they read.